OS: Windows XP
JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_09

Run the example:
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import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.text.*;

Stage {
    width: 400
    height: 250
    scene: Scene {
        content: Text {
                font: Font.font(null, FontWeight.BOLD, FontPosture.ITALIC, 28);
                x: 10
                y: 70
                content: "Hello World!"
            }
    }
}
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java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:396)
        at java.util.Hashtable.putAll(Hashtable.java:470)
        at java.util.Hashtable.<init>(Hashtable.java:201)
        at java.awt.Font.initFromMap(Font.java:496)
        at java.awt.Font.<init>(Font.java:483)
        at javafx.scene.text.Font.font(Font.fx:148)
        at javafxapplication6.Main.javafx$run$(Main.fx:18)
        at javafxapplication6.Main.javafx$run$(Main.fx:18)